The Town of Pelham Public Library has announced a planning process for the redesign of the facility. The library board of trustees is seeking to develop or redesign the building's space to house more people...

A swastika was found at Pelham Memorial High School "scratched into the top of a stairwell" in an area not frequently used by students or staff, Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Champ said Monday evening in an...

When a seventh grader in 2019, Bennett Wies wasn't sure what to write about for Assemblywoman Amy Paulin's annual "There Ought to be a Law" essay contest. "I remember being stumped when we first got...

The Netflix original "Purple Hearts" has captivated the hearts of viewers with Forbes calling the movie "one of Netflix's most successful films ever." Now the title may sound simple, but the complexity...

Village of Pelham firefighters responded to a fire in the rear of a sanitation truck right outside the firehouse Monday and needed to call the Westchester County Hazmat Team because the truck's contents...

Flash flooding from a Thursday afternoon thunderstorm closed Highbrook Avenue and Wolfs Lane and other Pelham streets. The Pelham Memorial High School blue gym and auditorium were also flooded. That...

On Thursday night, 18 groups from Pelham Memorial High School performed in the annual Battle of the Bands in the courtyard between the middle and high school. Groups included The M.A.C., The Heartbeats,...

The Girl Scouts of Pelham will celebrate more than 100 years of activity and service later this year, with specific plans still in the works. "This tremendous milestone will show our current Girl...

Lelia Brady is creating a comic book, "The PMHS Survival Guide Book," for freshman and new students making the transition to Pelham Memorial High School as her final project for the Gold Award, the highest...

The 1969 court case Tinker v. Des Moines ruled that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate." Twenty years later, the case Hazelwood...

Pelham native Kate Douglass was named Women's Swimmer of the Year by the College Swimming and Diving Association of America (CSCAA). Douglass broke American records in the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly and...

Incumbent Trustees Bridget "Breda" Bennett and Maurice Owen-Michaane were officially reelected to the village board March 15 after facing no opponents on the ballot. Owen-Michaane and Bennett ran on...

Village of Pelham Manor incumbent Trustees Bridget "Breda" Bennett and Maurice Owen-Michaane are running unopposed for reelection as nominees of the Republican and Neighborhood parties. Voting for the...

The Village of Pelham's own Sergio's Ristorante was one of nine restaurants in the New York area named to OpenTable's 100 top places in America to dine in 2021, after the online restaurant reservation...

A vigil Jan. 6 at Wolfs Lane Park memorialized the five people who died one year ago when supporters of former President Donald Trump—following his encouragement—stormed the U.S. Capitol in order to...

The Picture House Regional Film Center will expand to Bronxville when it takes over operations of the Bow Tie Cinema, which was in danger of closing for good, under a ten-year lease. Like the Picture...

While taking college-level technology classes in Nairobi, Kenya, Donald Otondi learned about computers without ever being in the presence of an actual computer. His well educated father urged him to...

Six residents opposed allowing cannabis businesses in the Village of Pelham while two came out in favor during public hearings Tuesday at the board of trustees meeting. The hearings were on two proposed...

Pelham Memorial High School and Princeton University alum Jordan Salama spent a good portion of his college career trying to decide what types of writing he liked doing. It was not till he traveled to...

Pelham residents and out-of-towners, headlining acts and local performers met the bright sunshine Saturday with music, smiles and some serious boogying on parking lot 7 at the first-ever Toonerville...

At age 17, Vito "Ace" Pisano graduated from Bronx Vocational School and started working in the Brooklyn Navy Yard as an apprentice steamfitter. It was the beginning of World War II. He put in long, tough...

In her Tokyo Olympics debut Monday, PMHS alum Kate Douglass won a quarterfinal heat of the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:09.16, swimming her personal best and leading right off the block. Douglass...

Events kicked off with a dog parade from Boulevard to Wolf's Lane Park, sponsored by Pelham Animal Hospital and Bischof & Bischof LLP. Here was the official return of Pelham's SummerFest on Saturday,...

On May 14th from 5:30-8 pm, PMHS students showed off their musical talents at the annual Battle of the Bands. It was held outside in the breezeway between the middle and high school. Attendees paid...

Going back to 1965, Westchester has been the setting for many film and television productions. The county offers a variety of locations for filmed productions, everything from cities like Yonkers to small...

New Yorkers are seeing the lowest infection and hospitalization rates for Covid-19 in more than three months, and the numbers continue to decline, if more slowly in Westchester County during the past two...

Welcome to senior year of high school at Alder High, where love is in the air and college applications are due. The "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" trilogy ends with, "To All The Boys: Always and Forever,"...

Around the same time people started to get vaccinated for Covid-19, the Westchester County Department of Consumer Protection started hearing about vaccine scams. The goal of these scammers is to steal...

“Ballet Arts has been performing the second act of 'The Nutcracker' in collaboration with the Pelham Picture House forever,” said Sheran Daniele, artistic director of Ballet Arts-The Performing Arts...

When I was in second grade, I watched "High School Musical." It was the first time I remember being excited about high school. In 2017, I graduated fifth grade. The feeling I felt receiving my "diploma"...

Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United States, Luisa DeCicco talked to her sister in Italy on the phone. Her sister, a doctor, advised DeCicco to start preparing herself and all the DeCicco and Sons...

With the November elections just around the corner, political parties are looking to expand their platforms to the younger generation. The Pelham Democratic Committee has done this by adding a Young Democrats...

Enola Holmes ( Millie Bobby Brown) is the younger sister of Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and Mycroft (Sam Claflin) on a mission to find her missing mother. This movie is a great introduction to the world of...

SOOP Theatre Company is back with a new temporary outdoor space and plans for a next production. Auditions took place last Wednesday and Thursday for "Heathers: The Musical, High School Edition" at 530...

Five months ago, the Pelham Public Library was filled families in the kids section, students working on homework, teens playing video games and adults reading. Patrons walked in and were greeted by the...

A couple of weeks ago T.J. Hurd and his siblings launched a coaching program called Hometown Athletics. The goal of the program is to connect local student-athletes with families who want personalized...

Pelham Middle School will hold a virtual moving-up ceremony with awards on June 23, according to an email from Principal Lynn Sabia. Students will receive programs and their diplomas in the mail before...

Members of the Pelham Memorial High School Environmental Science Club and the Science Research program put together a YouTube live celebration of Earth Day to teach Kindergartners through fifth graders...

About a week ago, Pelham Together heard that a hospital in Rhinebeck needed medical masks, and word soon came that many health care providers in the community had the same problem. Pelham Together, the...

"Ready, Set, GO!" screamed the Pelham Girl Scouts assembled, who hosted their Third Annual Pinewood Derby on Feb. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The derby, long a staple of Cub Scouts, was started by...

When you have a variety of passions, it can be hard to find one activity to involve all of them. But in Ann Searle Horowitz's new book "Trident," she was able to incorporate her love of swimming, writing...

Come watch the Pelham Middle School Drama Club members put on the most "chilling" production of "Frozen Jr." Showtimes are Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. Saturday there will be shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m,...

"Many students, parents and teachers felt a GSA Club would be an important addition to our school. The PMHS GSA Club has been such a supportive environment for the high school LGBTQ community, and we hope...

In 2017, my grandparents, Debbie and Jim Rand, and their neighbors, Peter and Cynthia Ruen, started the Driftless Goat Co. The company started with two goats, Brownie and Coco, with the hope of steering...

Pelham Middle School Principal Lynn Sabia told assemblies of each grade Wednesday that two swastikas were found in the boys bathroom in the seventh grade hallway and another in the boys locker room. On...

ST. PAUL — At the end of August every year, thousands of people walk into the biggest state fair in the country. Since the first Minnesota State Fair started in 1859, the giant event has grown to host...

Name: Gabby Ahitow Age: 13 Boat: RS Feva (a two-man sailing dinghy) Club: Huguenot Yacht Club (I've been going to their junior sailing program for four years and they offer a variety of regattas...

SORRENTO, Italy — This town is situated in southern Italy along the Amalfi Coast. It is a popular destination for tourists because of its small shops, and it can easily be reached from Naples and Pompeii....

Pelham Superintendent of Schools Dr. Cheryl Champ on Friday invited the architects and construction team for the new Hutchinson School, the Pelham Board of Education, Hutchinson students and staff...

Since 2009, Pelham American Legion Post 50 has invited Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to come serve breakfast to the U.S. service personnel who march in the Memorial Day parade. On this Memorial Day, twenty...

On Franklin Field, 250 seventh graders walked Friday to raise awareness for a lack of clean drinking water in South Sudan. About four years ago, as part of the new International Baccalaureate curriculum,...

Pelham Middle School Gym- The Pelham Girls' Varsity Basketball team celebrated Senior Day with a win against Harrison, who they lost to in January. The game started off with a speech from Coach Pitrulle...

Allie Feldman, a sophomore at Pelham Memorial High School, wants girls to start learning to code at a young age. Her reason for doing so is that they can secure more advanced jobs in technology. On...

Living in a small town is both a blessing and a curse. Many small towns face the problem of a popular sport overshadowing a less popular sport. This is a major issue in Pelham, specifically with girls...

STOWE, Vt. — When a ski resort comes to mind, flying down the mountain on white stuff is what most people think of—not hiking up the slope. Many people don't know that a number of ski resorts offer...

We set out to find which of the major ice cream brands made the best chocolate. Ice cream from four companies was tasted: Breyers, Ben & Jerry's, Häagen-Dazs and Edy's. Breyers  As soon as...

Patricia Dwyer in Pelham Village Hall.

Ten instruments painted by students in a Pelham Memorial High School art class were auctioned off at the PMHS Orchestra's spring concert June 4, raising $3,000 that will in part fund travel by the...